OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Celebrate Native American culture at the sixth annual Spring Contest Powwow, to begin noon Saturday at Oklahoma City University’s Freede Center, 2501 N. Blackwelder. Complete with a drum contest, the free event includes gourd dancing at 2 and 6 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m. and grand entry at 7 p.m. Call 208-5077 or visit okcu.edu.

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Features
Joshua Kline
The common perception of popular culture as it relates to Oklahoma is often limited to cowboys and Indians, red state politicians and the occasional writer, artist or performer who managed to escape the grip of the Bible Belt and now rarely, if ever, returns home.

Features
Kelley Chambers
Oaklake Trails Naturist Park offers the sort of outdoor recreational and resort amenities as any retreat worth its salt.

News
Nicole Hill
He walked 21 days to cross the Sudan- Ethiopia border.

Commentary
Jonathan Fowler
Oklahoma City needs its own Cain’s Ballroom.

Features
Louis Fowler
The large, dilapidated structure at N.W. 29th and N. Lee, in the heart of the Paseo, was only days away from demolition when it was rescued by Amy Young and James Varnum. In 2010, the pair bought the property, an eight-plex apartment in its former life, with the idea of turning it into a center of community living. Hence, they became the brains behind Project SixTwelve  — a nonprofit named for the street address, 612 N.W. 29th, natch.